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{{Short description|American football player (1901–1969)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Ted Buffalo
| image =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1901|05|11}}
| birth_place = [[Red Cliff, Wisconsin|Red Cliff]], [[Wisconsin]]
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1969|08|19|1901|11|05|mf=yes}}
| death_place = [[Washburn, Wisconsin]]
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 0
| weight_lbs = 190
| position = [[Offensive Lineman]]
| college = [[Haskell Institute]]
| number = 18
| pfr = BuffTe20
| teams =
* [[Oorang Indians]] (1923)
}}
'''William "Ted" Francis Buffalo''' (November 5, 1901 – August 19, 1969) was a professional [[American football|football]] player who played in the [[National Football League]] during the [[1923 NFL season|1923 season]].

==Biography==
Buffalo was born in [[Red Cliff, Wisconsin]], and attended [[Haskell Institute]] (now Haskell Indian Nations University).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.databasefootball.com/players/bycollege.htm?sch=Haskell+Indian+Nations+University |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080307203003/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/bycollege.htm?sch=Haskell+Indian+Nations+University |url-status=usurped|archive-date=March 7, 2008 |title=NFL Players who attended Haskell Indian Nations University |publisher=databaseSports.com |accessdate=January 30, 2014 }}</ref> In 1923, he joined the NFL's [[Oorang Indians]], a team based in [[LaRue, Ohio]] which was composed of only [[Native Americans in the United States|Native Americans]]. The team was coached by [[Jim Thorpe]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.profootballresearchers.org/Coffin_Corner/03-01-057.pdf |title=The Oorang Indians |publisher=The Coffin Corner |accessdate=January 30, 2014 |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101127050226/http://profootballresearchers.org/Coffin_Corner/03-01-057.pdf |archivedate=November 27, 2010 |df= }}</ref> Buffalo played one season in the NFL.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BuffTe20.htm|title= Ted Buffalo|publisher= Pro-Football-Reference.com |accessdate= January 30, 2014}}</ref> He was a [[Chippewa]] and 23 years old when he joined the team.

He died on August 19, 1969, in [[Washburn, Wisconsin]].<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.profootballarchives.com/buff00200.html|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131205054039/http://www.profootballarchives.com/buff00200.html|url-status= dead|archive-date= December 5, 2013|title= TED BUFFALO|publisher= The Pro Football Archives|accessdate= January 30, 2014}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==Further reading==
*{{cite book | title=Jim Thorpe and the Oorang Indians: The N.F.L.'s Most Colorful Franchise| first=Robert L. | last=Whitman| oclc=717439558 | publisher=Marion County Historical Society | year=1984 |location=[Mount Gilead, OH]}}

==External links== 
*[http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~maxymuk/home/ongoing/oorang.html Uniform Numbers of the NFL]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Buffalo, Ted}}
[[Category:1901 births]]
[[Category:1969 deaths]]
[[Category:Native American players of American football]]
[[Category:Players of American football from Wisconsin]]
[[Category:People from Bayfield County, Wisconsin]]
[[Category:Oorang Indians players]]
[[Category:Haskell Indian Junior College alumni]]

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